Dingos 2 Day K'Gari (Fraser Island) 4WD Tag-Along Tour

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Grace O'Reilly
7 reviews
I was treated like a child on a school tour rather than an adult on a professional tour I'd paid nearly $500 dollars for. …More
Keava Johnson
2 reviews·3 photos
2 weeks ago
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A fabulous experience!!

I have recently finished the 3 days 2 nights Fraser Island tour and couldn’t …More
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Dingo's K'gari (Fraser Island) Adventures (owner)
2 weeks ago
Hello, Thank you so much for your positive feedback! We're so happy to receive your feedback and appreciate the time you have taken to send this into us and share your experience. Dingos strives to deliver fun, sociable and adventurous trip to K'gari and we are so grateful that you choose to travel with us! Have the best day!
Céliane
Local Guide·48 reviews·76 photos
3 days ago
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We did a tour (3 days 2 nights).
The guide was really kind.
K’Gari is really beautiful !! …More
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Dingo's K'gari (Fraser Island) Adventures (owner)
2 days ago
Hi there, I hope this message finds you well. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your recent tour with us. Your insights and comments are incredibly valuable to our business and improving our overall guests experiences. We appreciate your thoughts and suggestions, which will be reviewed internally with our local operations team to try and enhance our tour offerings for future trips and guests. Thank you once again for choosing to travel with Dingos K'gari Adventures. We look forward to welcoming you back for another exciting trip in the future. Have a lovely day!
Gemm Roa
Local Guide·40 reviews·33 photos
a month ago
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour thanks to the lovely group we were with and the great tour guide Jabba!
We had 3 days 2 nights and whilst it was average weather with on and off rain we …More
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Dingo's K'gari (Fraser Island) Adventures (owner)
a month ago
Hi Gemm,

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with a review of your experience.

At Dingos K'gari Adventures, we constantly strive to provide guests with the best experience possible on K'gari, and feedback like yours is incredibly valuable to our business.

We are STOKED to hear that you had a great time exploring K'gari with us and your feedback is a nice reminder, as to why we do what we do. Knowing that we've made a positive impact on your experience brings immense satisfaction to our team so thank you so much for sharing this with us.

Enjoy the rest of your travels and please pass this onto your new friends you meet along the way :)

Grace O'Reilly
7 reviews
I was treated like a child on a school tour rather than an adult on a professional tour I'd paid nearly $500 dollars for.

I went on the 2 day, 1 night tour. Overall the island was beautiful however I had a terrible time on the Dingos tour.

We arrived at 7am on the first day, they started by calling out all of our dietary requirements to the whole group which felt like a breach of privacy. After this we had a safety briefing and didn't leave until 9:30am. The whole thing felt like it could have been done in 30 minutes.

When we arrived at the island we drove the 4WD and driving on the sand was a cool experience. We arrived at a restaurant for lunch and had to make our own wraps. Following this we went to a nice spot to relax but by this time it was 3pm so we couldn't enjoy it for long.

When we arrived at the campsite at approximately 4:30pm, we were given a lecture for approximately 20 minutes. We had these lectures every time we had a stop so we had already had multiple shorter lectures throughout the day. I understand that it is a tour, they have to have rules and give safety information but the guide Amy spoke to us like we were children. I wanted to go home at this point.

We were required again to make our own dinner. Each time a different group had to make the meals for everyone else. No one washed their hands and it felt really disgusting. There also wasn't enough food for everyone and most people were hungry. We were told we would be given firewood to make a fire, this never appeared.

The next day, breakfast was a disaster. There wasn't enough cups so not everyone could have tea or coffee. There also wasn't enough food again so most people didn't get any toast. I thought a basic requirement of any tour would be a cup of coffee in the morning - not this tour.

After this our tour guide Amy told us we had to switch cars and she separated groups that were together in the same car. When people asked if they could stay together her response was "not my problem". I would have thought that as a tour guide it was her responsibility to at least pretend like she was trying to be accommodating.

We spent most of the day driving around and 1 hour at the lovely Lake McKenzie. However, 1 hour at the nicest part of the island and the rest of the day being again lectured and treated like a child was unacceptable.

I couldn't get away from this tour fast enough.
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 07:49:21

Posted By : 671jeppeg
We have just returned from a 2 day - 1 night trip to Fraser Island.

We arrived on Fraser Island expectant and excited as we had only read good reviews about the trip. Unfortunately, this was not fulfilled to any degree.

Firstly, we spent half of the first day in transportation, with minimal time at Lake McKenzie. When we arrived at the camp, we were surprised. We had to sleep in a tent with no ground sheet or pillow - just a sleeping bag, which is not acceptable when you pay 500 aud for the trip.

Secondly, the voucher said that food was included in the price, which we assumed was made for you. However, we also had to do this ourselves. We had bad wraps for dinner - and for the evening meal we had to cook our own steaks. Breakfast the next day was also on our own. In addition, there was always uncertainty among everyone about what to do next, as our guide never really informed us about anything. Even when we asked when we had to get up, he had no answer. Furthermore, the 4WD cars you drove in were completely packed, as you had to be 8 people in each car. Not very comfortable when you spend so many hours in the car for transportation.

This leads to our question: what is our paid 500 aud being used for? We didn't get any service or acceptable sleeping conditions. Several of the guests we spoke to on the trip also expressed their dissatisfaction and couldn't understand how the trip could be so expensive with such scandalous conditions. We would never recommend this trip to anyone else and we are also passing this information on to our travel agent so that she no longer recommends it. We hope you take this criticism seriously and will improve the conditions and service for your future guests.

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Posted On : 2023-10-31 05:55:21

Posted By : Excursion37690461340
Tour is overpriced in my opinion. It is good fun and the island is beautiful but for spending this amount of money you would expect much better. You have to prepare you own meals (there is barely enough food), sleep on the ground (no mattress or pillow provided), make sure you get your driving time (changing of drivers is not arranged by the supervisors), in the morning they showed up 30min late. On top of that we already returned to Rainbow Beach before 2pm whereas they advertise between 3:30 and 4:30.
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Posted On : 2023-10-23 02:38:43

Posted By : Kiratrinh
Wow! Great tour. We not only saw the sights, but also experienced the beauty of simply enjoying the moment without any rush, and connecting to so diverse, but like-minded and open people! Special thanks to our amazing tour guide Gas. His good, relaxed vibes and positivity infected the whole group as he showed us the island he clearly appreciates so much himself. Thx mate, we really appreciate it!

HIGHLY DEPENDING on weather condition, the TOUR GUIDE and GROUP and temperature- we got totally lucky🍀☀️
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Posted On : 2023-07-31 23:00:38

Posted By : geraldiner326
Awesome experience! The Dingos team were so friendly and helpful, the cars were kitted out with everything you needed and everywhere we went was awesome. 100% recommend
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Posted On : 2021-05-17 01:40:37

Posted By : hannah-krbr
The adventure started with a short briefing about security and basic information about the island and the environment were given. Well prepared and full of high spirits we jumped in the cars and started the bumpy ride to Fraser Island. We had a really good time and met so many beautiful people in all ages from 18 to 40 - it‘s been an adventurous big family of 17. The nature on the island is so unique and impressive, our favourite place was Lake McKenzie with its crystal clear water. Our tour guide Beaver was the best „big brother“ we could have asked for- he was super easy, afforded us an amazing experience and always cared for our wellbeing. The tour is definitely suitable for anyone who is up for exciting car drives along the beach, comfortable camp nights and campfires, beautiful sunsets, yummy food, stunning views, unique nature, amazing people and heaps of FUN.
Check it out!
Cheers, Hannah & Malina
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Posted On : 2020-07-16 20:39:03

Posted By : becksi_boo31
The tour was fantastic!!! Right from the briefing through to the guide, the driving and organisation of it all.
The briefing goes into the safety aspects and aboriginal culture, also how to drive the 4x4 vehicles. You can drive if you are over 21years old, have held your licence (foreign is ok) for 1 year and have it with you.
They covered covid really really well! Social distancing and sanitation of hands too. There was sanitiser in all vehicles and every time you got back in the made us do it.

We went to champagne pools, drove on 75mile beach and went to maheno shipwreck, Eli creek and lake Mackenzie. All beautiful and around 1hr 30 spent at each place apart from Eli and maheno where we spent 30 mins at each roughly which is all you need for pictures.
Camp site k'gari was brilliant- hammocks tents and seats kept dry by a tarp, q camp kitchen outdoor hut with bbq, gas, sinks and tables/benches to eat off. The seats had foam mattresses in them and they gave us brand new sleeping bags as ours was the first tour since covid. We had a camp fire all night long and went to the beach which is a 5 minute walk to see the stars...the most unreal thing I have ever seen in my whole life. It was amazing. There are dingos around so you have to watch out, take a torch and a dingo stick with you in case they come out and towards you. The food was unreal!!! Lunch was make your own sandwiches with chicken and salads all fresh and cut up laid out for you. Dinner was steaks on the bbq with slaw, salads, jacket potatoes and it was amazing!!! Breakfast was bacon egg and cheese now sandwiches with muffins fruit cereal and juice tea and coffee-all laid out again. Easy life. Our tour guide was benny he was great, he is so real and not fake at all. True Aussie bloke and knows his stuff. You felt safe with his knowledge of 4x4 and the animals etc.
Tips- no signal on the island sometimes a tiny bit with Telstra, you can play your music in the vehicle o make sure you have it down loaded and it's not online, but booze before you go as the island is expensive, make sure you bring $2 coins for the showers or you won't be able to shower.
Overall amazing experience and highly recommend!!
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Posted On : 2020-07-16 01:48:02

Posted By : adriana4112015
We visited Fraser Island at the beginning of March with my family. We were visiting Australia from Argentina. It was an unforgettable experience that surpassed our expectations by far.
Benny, our leader, was legend! And the tour to the beach at night was the most incredible thing I have seen in my life: an awesome starry sky like I've never seen before. Next time I visit Australia, I will not hesitate to take a tour with them.
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Posted On : 2020-03-29 09:39:24

Posted By : Mairead O
The tour completely surpassed my expectations, Jacob our tour guide was brilliant, so passionate about the area and made the tour fun! Driving the jeeps were really enjoyable and a good time to get to know your group. The food and accommodation is A+, I would definitely recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2020-03-10 03:58:45

Posted By : F1407NPlaurenm
Had the most amazing two day glamping tour. The accommodation was excellent and the food was superb. The two days were jam packed with incredible activities (our favourite being lake Mackenzie) and our tour guide Jacob was not only an excellent chef but had a wealth of knowledge of the island and his passion rivaled that of Steve Irwin if you will. The tour was great for people and couples of all ages. Would highly recommend this tour and would certainly do it all over again!
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Posted On : 2020-02-16 20:08:31